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Candy Quiz

Quiz

1. Great supplies of what favorite flavor were found in King Tut's tomb?

Chocolate

Licorice, famed for its medicinal qualities as well as its taste, was a favorite of the pharaoh (and of many since).

Peppermint

Licorice, famed for its medicinal qualities as well as its taste, was a favorite of the pharaoh (and of many since).

Licorice

Licorice, famed for its medicinal qualities as well as its taste, was a favorite of the pharaoh (and of many since).

2. What are the colors on a standard piece of candy corn, from the wide end to the narrow end?

Orange, yellow, white

As you narrow it down, the standard colors are yellow, then orange, then white.

Yellow, orange, white

As you narrow it down, the standard colors are yellow, then orange, then white.

Orange, white, yellow

As you narrow it down, the standard colors are yellow, then orange, then white.

3. What candy used to take 27 hours to make?

Laffy Taffy

Before the process was mechanized in the 1950s, each Peep required 27 hours. The birds were hand-squeezed out of a pastry tube, then allowed to dry before being hand-painted.

Marshmallow Peeps

Before the process was mechanized in the 1950s, each Peep required 27 hours. The birds were hand-squeezed out of a pastry tube, then allowed to dry before being hand-painted.

Valentine message hearts

Before the process was mechanized in the 1950s, each Peep required 27 hours. The birds were hand-squeezed out of a pastry tube, then allowed to dry before being hand-painted.

4. Who introduced chocolate to Europe in the sixteenth century?

The Chinese

The Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés brought home chocolate after conquering the Aztecs. Chocolate was said to be the favorite drink of the Aztec emperor Montezuma II.

The Egyptians

The Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés brought home chocolate after conquering the Aztecs. Chocolate was said to be the favorite drink of the Aztec emperor Montezuma II.

The Aztecs

The Spanish conquistador Hernando Cortés brought home chocolate after conquering the Aztecs. Chocolate was said to be the favorite drink of the Aztec emperor Montezuma II.

5. What is cotton candy made of?

Sugar, water, and gelatin

Yes, there's only one ingredient in this fluffy treat. Ordinary granulated sugar is melted down before a special machine spins it into a lightweight web.

Sugar, corn syrup, and cornstarch

Yes, there's only one ingredient in this fluffy treat. Ordinary granulated sugar is melted down before a special machine spins it into a lightweight web.

Sugar only

Yes, there's only one ingredient in this fluffy treat. Ordinary granulated sugar is melted down before a special machine spins it into a lightweight web.

6. The first chewing gum in the United States was made of what?

Tree sap

In the early 1800s spruce sap became the first popular chewing gum. Modern gum has its origins in chicle, the sap of the tropical sapodilla tree, first used in gum in the 1860s.

Wax

In the early 1800s spruce sap became the first popular chewing gum. Modern gum has its origins in chicle, the sap of the tropical sapodilla tree, first used in gum in the 1860s.

Leaves

In the early 1800s spruce sap became the first popular chewing gum. Modern gum has its origins in chicle, the sap of the tropical sapodilla tree, first used in gum in the 1860s.

7. The Pez dispenser was designed with what shape in mind?

A travel toothbrush

The Pez dispenser was intended to resemble a cigarette lighter. Invented in Austria in 1927, Pez was originally a candy marketed at adults who were trying to stop smoking. The plastic heads were a later addition.

A pen

The Pez dispenser was intended to resemble a cigarette lighter. Invented in Austria in 1927, Pez was originally a candy marketed at adults who were trying to stop smoking. The plastic heads were a later addition.

A cigarette lighter

The Pez dispenser was intended to resemble a cigarette lighter. Invented in Austria in 1927, Pez was originally a candy marketed at adults who were trying to stop smoking. The plastic heads were a later addition.

8. Jelly beans were first advertised as a good treat to send soldiers during which war?

The Revolutionary War

Schrafft's candy in Boston urged families to send jelly beans to their loved ones in the Union Army. The colorful candies would provide quick energy and resist melting.

The Civil War

Schrafft's candy in Boston urged families to send jelly beans to their loved ones in the Union Army. The colorful candies would provide quick energy and resist melting.

World War II

Schrafft's candy in Boston urged families to send jelly beans to their loved ones in the Union Army. The colorful candies would provide quick energy and resist melting.

9. Where are Hershey's kisses thought to get their name?

Their inventor had a little dog named Kiss Kiss

No one is sure of the answer to this one, but the most widely accepted theory is that the candies were named for the smoochy sound the chocolate makes as it is squeezed out.

They look like a puckered mouth

No one is sure of the answer to this one, but the most widely accepted theory is that the candies were named for the smoochy sound the chocolate makes as it is squeezed out.

The chocolate makes a "kiss" sound during the manufacturing process

No one is sure of the answer to this one, but the most widely accepted theory is that the candies were named for the smoochy sound the chocolate makes as it is squeezed out.